Foster Care Consultant for Lolland Municipality

Would you like to be part of a dynamic working environment with high professional standards, and would you like to help create good conditions for placed children, then this job advertisement will be of interest to you.

Lolland Municipality is seeking a family care consultant with start date on 1.12.2026 or possibly earlier. The foster care team consists of a total of 5 consultants, all with broad pedagogical experience within the area, placed children and families.

The team is organized under the Department for Children, Youth and Family as part of child and youth guidance.

The team can best be described as academically ambitious, energetic and as a loyal group of colleagues who place a high value on good mood.

The physical location is Jernbanegade 7 in Maribo. The position requires the applicant to have a driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Matching between foster children and foster families
• Pedagogical advice, guidance and supervision to foster families
• Plan and conduct teaching programmes for foster families (e.g. TSOP)
• Participate in follow-up meetings at schools and in day-care institutions
• Prepare status reports and other written material in collaboration with the foster family
• Administrative tasks related to the collaboration with the foster families and the authority’s advisor
• Participate in projects aimed at strengthening the conditions for placed children
• Approval of network foster families and private foster approvals
• Active participation in interdisciplinary collaboration with authorities’ caseworkers and other professionals around the child

We expect

• That you have a relevant social-professional pedagogical education
• That you have experience from work with at-risk children and young people
• That you can communicate in an appreciative and clear manner both orally and in writing
• That you can translate theory and knowledge into practice-oriented and concrete guidance aimed at the foster families
• That you can show inclusiveness, curiosity, understanding and respect for different family cultures among foster families, children/young people and their families
• That you are proactive and responsible
• That you are a stable team player
• That you have an overview and are able to work independently as well as in cross-disciplinary work
• That you are constructive, solution-oriented and flexible
• That you can thrive in tasks of an urgent nature
• That you are interested in being professionally and personally challenged
• That you are prepared for longer car journeys around Denmark. Most of our approx. 140 foster families live in the local area, but we also collaborate with families who live on Zealand, Funen and a few families in Jutland.

We offer

• A team where professional sparring and diversity are highly valued
• A team with a high degree of security and humor
• An challenging and varied job
• Independent planning of your own tasks
• Possibility of home working up to 2 days per week
• Good opportunities for personal as well as professional development, e.g. courses and education
• Participation in experience networks with other municipalities
• Psychology-professional group supervision and professional sparring

Salary and employment terms

Employment is based on the applicable collective agreement and the principles of local pay formation.

Starting salary for the position is expected to be based on the collective agreement for social educators and pedagogical staff at 24-hour institutions etc., and the local preliminary agreement (39,259.06 DKK). In addition, there will be an 18% pension. Furthermore there will be opportunities for negotiating individual allowances based on relevant competencies.

Permanent position of 37 hours per week.

For all new hires a criminal record check / child protection registry check will be required for the person offered the position.

You must have a valid driving licence.

Lolland Municipality is a smoke-free workplace.

Application process

The application deadline is 18 October 2026.

Further information

If you have any questions about the above, you are welcome to contact Department Head Lisa Schmidt-Hansen tel. 21 69 37 62, family care consultant Helle Bunk Christensen tel. 25 47 25 91, family care consultant Thomas Jensen tel. 40 79 28 18 or family care consultant Line Kokholm tel. 20 26 85 13.

We look forward to receiving your application!

In Lolland Municipality, around 3,500 employees work every day to create value for citizens and develop the municipality. The employees are the key to development and to a workplace characterized by dialogue, openness and innovation. Therefore we invest purposefully in competencies, new ways of working and strong career opportunities.

With a location close to Germany, Zealand and Funen, Lolland is also an attractive place to live. Here you get good connections to the rest of the country, active local communities, idyllic market towns and magnificent nature. Here there is room for both work and leisure – and for a daily life that fits together.

Read more about working and living in Lolland Municipality at Lolland Municipality as a workplace